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martyr  Speak Example sentences
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scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
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one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
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withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
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careful; restrained; calculated; deliberate; regular in rhythm and number
mock  Speak Example sentences
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a loop formed in a rope using a slipknot so that it binds tighter as the rope is pulled; trap
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swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
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meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
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treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
neutral  Speak Example sentences
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a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
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scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes
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impartial; not supporting one side over another
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very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
noose  Speak Example sentences
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something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
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a loop formed in a rope using a slipknot so that it binds tighter as the rope is pulled; trap
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very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
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punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
numb  Speak Example sentences
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swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
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pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
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without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
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isolation of person or ship to prevent the spread of infection; condition of enforced isolation
penitentiary  Speak Example sentences
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state or federal prison for convicted felons
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animal or plant living on another
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a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
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give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
petition  Speak Example sentences
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plea; formal message requesting something
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tiny particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
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careful; restrained; calculated; deliberate; regular in rhythm and number
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act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
piano  Speak Example sentences
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swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
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a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys
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persistently annoying person; an organism that injures livestock or crops
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scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes
pitcher  Speak Example sentences
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container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter
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pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
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crowded to capacity; compressed
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a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys
plaster  Speak Example sentences
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a ceremonial staff bore or displayed as the symbol of authority of a legislative body; heavy fighting club
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the adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
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an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
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the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista